Legal Opinion

People v. Parra

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 13, 2009PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*480Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Michael J. Obus, J.), rendered April 9, 2007, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 23 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 348-349 [2007]). Defendant failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that he was acting under an extreme emotional disturbance (Penal Law § 125.25 [1] [a]) when he stabbed his estranged wife. The jury had an ample basis on which to reject the claim that defendant’s…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. DanielsonNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
  2. People v. ThomasNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  3. People v. MAHER (KENNETH)New York Court of Appeals · 1997
  4. People v. PiquionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. PavoneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  2. People v. SantiagoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  3. People v. AlejandroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  4. People v. PavoneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

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